"In 2008, Christopher McQuarrie was signed to co-write and co-produce the film. Since then there have been no further developments about it. Paperbacks based on the TV series include: The Champions The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure television series. It was produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company, and consists of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968. The series features Craig Stirling, Sharron Macready and Richard Barrett as agents for a United Nations law enforcement organization called 'Nemesis',"
"Hilda Ogden (Jean Alexander), who first appeared in 1964; who became household names during the 1960s. Warren's programme was largely matriarchal, which some commentators put down to the female-dominant environment in which he grew up. Consequently, the show has a long tradition of psychologically abused husbands, most famously Stan Ogden (Bernard Youens) and Jack Duckworth (Bill Tarmey), husbands of Hilda and Vera Duckworth (Liz Dawn), respectively. Ken Barlow (William Roache) entered the storyline as a young radical, reflecting the youth of 1960s Britain, where figures like the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the model Twiggy were to reshape the concept"
"of 1950s and 1960s television Western series leads reprising their roles in quick cameo appearances (Gene Barry as Bat Masterson, Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp, Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, Clint Walker as Cheyenne Bodie, David Carradine as ""Kung Fu""'s Caine, Chuck Connors as The Rifleman, and so on). A two-DVD set of the complete series was released by Shout! Factory in February 2017. The Westerner (TV series) The Westerner is a highbrow American Western series that aired on NBC from September 30 to December 30, 1960. Created, written and produced by Sam Peckinpah, who also directed some episodes, the"
"Crane left the series in 1965 to star in the CBS sitcom ""Hogan's Heroes"". As a result, he was written out of the show although his character continued to be referred to and McCrea's character remained with the program. Also, towards the end of the series, actor Darryl Richard was regularly featured as Jeff Stone's best friend, Morton ""Smitty"" Smith. Richard first appeared in 1962 and ""Smitty"" became a major character after Season 6. In the spring of 1966, Reed had grown tired of the weekly grind and wanted to retire. The program was rated #89 during its final season."
"Bart, played by Jack Kelly. This allowed two production units to film different story lines and episodes simultaneously, necessary because each episode took an extra day to complete, meaning that eventually the studio would run out of finished episodes to air partway through the season unless another actor was added. The series also featured popular cross-over episodes featuring both Maverick brothers, including the famous ""Shady Deal at Sunny Acres"", upon which the first half of the 1973 movie ""The Sting"" appears to be based, according to Roy Huggins' Archive of American Television interview. Garner and Clint Eastwood staged an epic"
"""tough looks"", Barrett was given character and ""tough guy"" roles from an unusually young age. In Britain, he played one of the lead roles in the TV series ""Emergency – Ward 10"" and later one of the main characters, the hard-nosed oil worker Peter Thornton, in the long-running BBC series ""The Troubleshooters"". He also provided the voice of several characters in Gerry Anderson-produced ""Supermarionation"" series of the 1960s: Commander Shore and Titan in ""Stingray"" (1964–65) and later John Tracy, the Hood and various extras in ""Thunderbirds"" (1965–66). Also in 1965, he appeared as Bennett/Koquillion in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The"
"Region 1 in August 2012. 87th Precinct (TV series) 87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott and Norman Fell, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season. The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by Ed McBain. The program featured Lansing as Detective Steve Carella, who worked in the fictional city of Isola, patterned on Manhattan, New York City. Rowlands played Carella's deaf-mute wife, Teddy. Ron Harper played rookie detective Bert Kling. Other detective roles were portrayed by Gregory Walcott as seasoned"
"Raft, Martha Raye, and Carol Channing were other luminaries who made appearances. In 1965 Diana Ross & the Supremes were musical guests on the show and that same year The Rolling Stones made their American television debut on the Skelton show. Popular television actress Phyllis Avery appeared twice in ""Clem's Watermelons"" (1961) and ""Nothing But the Tooth"" (1962). Billy Gray, who played Bud Anderson Jr. on ""Father Knows Best"" guest starred after the former show ended its six-year run. The sketches were usually built around one of Red's many characters, including ""Deadeye"", an incredibly inept sheriff in the Old West;"
"each adventure ending in a cliff hanger with the viewers told to tune in next week for more daring adventures. Biggles (TV series) Biggles was a 1960s television series based on the ""Biggles"" series of books by W.E. Johns. Neville Whiting played the title role. There were 44 black and white episodes of 30 minutes (including adverts), which were made by Granada Television and ran from 1 April till 12 October 1960. Biggles was a Detective Air Inspector attached to Scotland Yard. Helping him was Ginger (John Leyton) and Bertie (David Drummond) and they fought against villains like von Stalhein"
"of this popular CBS anthology series featured Kimbrough in the romantic lead opposite newcomer Abigail Kellogg. Also starring Glenda Farrell in a recurring role with Tom Tully as a guest star. Written by John Holt. U.S. Steel Hour ran from 1953 to 1963. (1953-1955 on ABC, 1955-1963 on CBS). Laurette (1960) – Directed by Jose Quintero opening at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut on September 30, 1960. This production included Clint Kimbrough as Jack, son of Laurette, Joan Hackett, Judy Holliday and Patrick O’Neal. Written by Stanley Young from a biography of Laurette Taylor by Marguerite Courtney. Laurette"
"1960s had played Steed's original partner, David Keel, also guest-starred in one episode, ""To Catch A Rat"", playing a different role. ""Obsession"" features two of the stars of the Brian Clemens/Albert Fennell British crime-fighting action series ""The Professionals"": Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins. Two series totalling 26 episodes were produced, which were aired on CBS in the United States, CTV in Canada, ITV in Britain, RTÉ in Ireland, TF1 in France, TVE1 in Spain and in syndication elsewhere. Laurie Johnson, who had composed the theme used from 1965 onward for the original ""Avengers"" series, returned to compose a new, updated"
"the United Kingdom, it was shown by the BBC in the late 1950s and early 1960s and repeated in the 1970s and 1980s. In Italy, RAI dubbed many episodes in the early 1960s with the title ""Avventure in elicottero"". Whirlybirds Whirlybirds (sometimes called The Whirlybirds or Copter Patrol) is a syndicated American drama/adventure television series, which aired for 111 episodes — broadcast from February 4, 1957, through January 18, 1960. It was produced by Desilu Studios. The program features the exploits of Chuck Martin (Kenneth Tobey) and Pete ""P. T."" Moore (Craig Hill), owners of a fictitious helicopter chartering company,"
"87th Precinct (TV series) 87th Precinct is an American crime drama starring Robert Lansing, Gena Rowlands, Ron Harper, Gregory Walcott and Norman Fell, which aired on NBC on Monday evenings during the 1961–1962 television season. The characters appeared in a series of novels and short stories written by Ed McBain. The program featured Lansing as Detective Steve Carella, who worked in the fictional city of Isola, patterned on Manhattan, New York City. Rowlands played Carella's deaf-mute wife, Teddy. Ron Harper played rookie detective Bert Kling. Other detective roles were portrayed by Gregory Walcott as seasoned veteran Roger Havilland and Norman"
"Peter Gunn Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend Edie Hart, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960-1961. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer and director. The series is notable for being the first televised detective program whose character was created for television, whereas other early TV detectives had earlier appeared in other media. The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the iconic ""Peter Gunn Theme"", which"
"Mike Baldwin had been portrayed as an only child, with his father (also called Frankie and portrayed by Sam Kydd) appearing in the programme between 1980 and 1982 confirming the fact. The bigamy of Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and his addiction to alcohol, later in the decade, Maya Sharma's (Sasha Behar) revenge on former lover Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin), Charlie Stubbs's (Bill Ward) psychological abuse of Shelley Unwin (Sally Lindsay), and the deaths of Mike Baldwin (Johnny Briggs), Vera Duckworth (Elizabeth Dawn) and Fred Elliott (John Savident). In 2007, Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) murdered Charlie Stubbs and claiming it was"
"include his battles with alcoholism and addiction, suffering from cirrhosis of the liver, various criminal dealings, having an affair with Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) who was married to Grant (a storyline popularly dubbed ""Sharongate""), a failed marriage to Kathy Beale (Gillian Taylforth), a strong rivalry with his former stepson Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt), his numerous feuds with the likes of Steve Owen (Martin Kemp), Dan Sullivan (Craig Fairbrass), Dennis Rickman (Nigel Harman), Mark Fowler (Todd Carty), Archie Mitchell (Larry Lamb), Den Watts (Leslie Grantham), Johnny Allen (Billy Murray), Nick Cotton (John Altman), Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks), Derek Branning (Jamie Foreman),"
"regular cast members were Deryck Guyler as local constable Wilfred ""Corky"" Turnbull and Richard Wattis as their snobbish, busybody neighbour Charles Brown. Wattis left the show after series 3 and his departure was explained by having Mr Brown emigrating to Australia. Other guests included Hugh Lloyd, John Bluthal, Leo McKern, and Arthur Mullard. The first series (five episodes, all written by Johnny Speight) premiered on 29 January 1960 and were an immediate hit, establishing 'Eric and Hat' as one of Britain's most popular and enduring comedy partnerships. The second series of six episodes (written from storylines suggested by Speight) were"
"Robert Bray also appeared in this episode. He was cast in 1960 again as a physician, Bryan Craig, in the episode ""Strange Encounter"" of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, ""Colt .45"", starring Wayde Preston. He also guest starred in the ABC/WB detective series, ""Bourbon Street Beat"" and in the 1960 NBC summer western series, ""Tate"", starring David McLean. Taylor appeared three times in the 1960–1961 season in the syndicated series ""COronado 9"" starring Rod Cameron. He guest starred on ABC's ""The Real McCoys"", with Walter Brennan, and in 1961, he played a veterinarian in another ABC sitcom, ""The Hathaways"", starring"
"in which the Formans were in danger of losing their home due to Red's hours being cut back at the auto parts plant where he worked. Storylines in later seasons were generally presented more comically and less dramatically. The show also featured guest-starring actors from 1970s TV shows, such as Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper and Betty White (""The Mary Tyler Moore Show""), Tom Poston and Jack Riley (""The Bob Newhart Show""), Pamela Sue Martin (""The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries""), Tim Reid and Howard Hesseman (""WKRP in Cincinnati""), Eve Plumb, Barry Williams and Christopher Knight (""The Brady Bunch""), Tom Bosley"
"Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands from September 1967 to May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Characters are presented as marionette puppets alongside scale model sets and special effects in a filming technique that the Andersons termed ""Supermarionation"". This technology incorporated solenoid motors as a"
"(1957) and ""The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock"" (1959) and the television series, ""Bonanza"" and ""Cimarron Strip,"" before it burned to the ground in the massive Newhall/Malibu fire of 1970. The series continued in reruns on NBC until 1966 and was syndicated throughout the 1960s and 1970s by ITC Entertainment, which produced the series. Fury (TV series) Fury (retitled Brave Stallion in syndicated reruns) is an American western television series that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1960. It stars Peter Graves as Jim Newton, who operates the Broken Wheel Ranch in California; Bobby Diamond as Jim's adopted son,"
"serial followed the adventures of ex-Commando Captain Richard Barton MC (Noel Johnson, later Duncan Carse and Gordon Davies) who, with his mates Jock Anderson (Alex McCrindle) and Snowy White (John Mann), solved all sorts of crimes, escaped from dangerous situations, and saved the nation from disaster time and again. The series was replaced from time to time by one about the adventures of an explorer. One episode was titled ""Plague on the Plateau"". Beginning in 1948, the Hammer film company made three ""Dick Barton"" films and, long after the radio series had been replaced by ""The Archers"", Southern Television made"
"two detectives simultaneously. The detectives' main confidential informant was the street-wise, ethically ambiguous, ""jive-talking"" Huggy Bear (Antonio Fargas), who often dressed in a flashy manner and operated his own bar (first named ""Huggy Bear's"", and later, ""The Pits""). The duo's boss was the gruff, no-nonsense-but-fair Captain Harold C. Dobey (Bernie Hamilton in the series, and gravel-voiced Richard Ward in the pilot). ""Starsky and Hutch"" continued the 1960s trend in some prime-time, U.S. TV dramas of portraying African-Americans (e.g., Huggy Bear, Capt. Dobey) in a positive light. Huggy's immense popularity with viewers caused producers Spelling and Goldberg to consider giving actor"
"The 12-disc set features all 114 episodes of the series, as well as a bonus CD of Henry Mancini's award winning score. Peter Gunn Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend Edie Hart, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1958, to 1960 and on ABC in 1960-1961. The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer and director. The series is notable for being the first televised detective program whose character was created for television, whereas other early TV detectives had"
"the 1960s puppet technique, Supermarionation. Footnotes Primary sources Secondary sources Bibliography Production locations Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, often referred to as Captain Scarlet, is a 1960s British science-fiction television series produced by the Century 21 Productions company of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, John Read and Reg Hill. First broadcast on ATV Midlands from September 1967 to May 1968, it has since been transmitted in more than 40 other countries, including the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Characters are presented as marionette puppets alongside scale model sets and special effects in a filming"
"Maigret (1960 TV series) Maigret is a British television series made by the BBC and which – following a pilot episode broadcast in 1959 – ran for 52 episodes from 1960 to 1963. Based on the Maigret stories of Georges Simenon, the series starred Rupert Davies in the title role. The series starred Rupert Davies as the Sûreté detective Commissaire Jules Maigret, who took up the role in 1960 after Basil Sydney, who had played Maigret in the pilot episode, was unable to continue. The main cast were:- Episodes included such well-known faces as Stratford Johns, Leon Cortez, Terence Alexander,"
"and ""Solo for Sparrow"" (1962), he gained a role as the super-powered secret agent Richard Barrett in the 1968 British espionage/science fiction series ""The Champions"". He had also appeared in a recurring role in ""Sergeant Cork"" following policemen in Victorian London. Between 1983 and 1987 he starred as harassed father Arthur Crabtree in the sitcom ""No Place Like Home"". He subsequently made many guest appearances in other series such as ""Juliet Bravo"" and in the ""Doctor Who"" episode ""Revelation of the Daleks"". From 1995 to 1997 Gaunt starred in the sitcom ""Next of Kin"" opposite Penelope Keith. In 2010 he"
"Leyland P76 car, co-starring Noel Ferrier and Nick Tate). In 2005, he received an Australian Film Institute Longford Life Achievement Award. Barrett died on 8 September 2009 at the Gold Coast Hospital in Southport, Queensland, aged 82, after suffering a brain haemorrhage. His final acting appearance had been in the 2008 film ""Australia"". He was married three times, and left three children. Ray Barrett Raymond Charles Barrett (2 May 19278 September 2009) was an Australian actor. During the 1960s, he was a leading actor on British television, where he was best known for his appearances in ""The Troubleshooters"" (1965–71). From"
"business, and wrote a book about it, ""The Truth about Being an Extra"" (2006). A Republican, he supported Dwight Eisenhower during the 1952 presidential election. Jack Kelly (actor) John Augustus Kelly Jr. (September 16, 1927 – November 7, 1992), best known as Jack Kelly, was an American film and television actor most noted for the role of ""Bart Maverick"" in the television series ""Maverick"", which ran on ABC from 1957-62. Kelly shared the series, rotating as the lead from week to week, first with James Garner as Bret Maverick (1957–1960) then with Roger Moore as Beau Maverick (1960–1961) and Robert"
"MacRae), Diana Taylor (Valerie Starrett, later Brooke Bundy), Sharon McGillis (Sharon DeBord) and Jane Harland (Shelby Hiatt). Meg marries Lee Baldwin (Ross Elliott, later Peter Hansen), who adopts her son Scotty and becomes his only family when Meg dies. Diana is torn between two men, Dr. Peter Taylor (Paul Carr, later Craig Huebing) and Dr. Phil Brewer. Sharon marries Dr. Henry Pinkham (Peter Kilman) while Jane marries Howie Dawson (Ray Girardin). In one fast-paced plot in 1971, Audrey is accused of murdering her son's babysitter and ""General Hospital"" was briefly elevated to the number one position, beating longtime ratings giant"
"In the 1960s, most of the drama was focused on Van and her new marriage to Bruce Sterling (played by Ron Tomme). The late 1960s involved attempts to shake up the somewhat staid atmosphere through campus unrest and a return of Vanessa's first husband, who had been killed off in the mid-1950s. Vanessa divorced Bruce to reunite with her first husband, outraging many in the audience who could not accept their heroine getting a divorce. The other major story of the late 1960s involved Tess Krakauer and Bill Prentiss, played by real-life couple Toni Bull Bua and Gene Bua. Tess"
"Biggles (TV series) Biggles was a 1960s television series based on the ""Biggles"" series of books by W.E. Johns. Neville Whiting played the title role. There were 44 black and white episodes of 30 minutes (including adverts), which were made by Granada Television and ran from 1 April till 12 October 1960. Biggles was a Detective Air Inspector attached to Scotland Yard. Helping him was Ginger (John Leyton) and Bertie (David Drummond) and they fought against villains like von Stalhein (Carl Duering). Aimed at a younger audience there was plenty of action, excitement, death traps and even some flying with"
"an hour-long series, which premiered in 1960. The 1960 version featured Paul Burke as Detective Adam Flint, a sensitive and cerebral policeman in his early thirties. Horace McMahon returned as Lt. Parker as did Harry Bellaver as Sgt. Arcaro. Nancy Malone appeared regularly (for about half the newly produced episodes) as Adam Flint's aspiring actress girlfriend, Libby Kingston. The hour-long version of the show was broadcast by ABC in the 10:00 p.m. slot on Wednesday nights. For this iteration of the series, writer Silliphant was forced to reduce his involvement considerably, as he was simultaneously working as the main scriptwriter"